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A 4762: Requires documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis".
What A 4762 does, verified September 26, 2025
The bill aims to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with "person experiencing an emotional crisis" in state and municipal forms, documents, training materials, and agency guidance. This change is intended to reduce stigma and promote more compassionate language. The bill does not require any specific action from state agencies, public authorities, or municipalities but rather encourages them to update their existing documents and materials. The changes will take effect one year after the bill becomes a law.
Bill journey
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Last action: signed chap.414 (2025-09-26)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4762
- What is the current status of A 4762?
- As of September 26, 2025, A 4762 is recorded as "Chaptered/Signed": it has been signed by the Governor and chaptered into law. The last recorded action, on September 26, 2025, was "signed chap.414".
- Did A 4762 pass?
- Yes. A 4762 passed both houses and was signed into law (last action September 26, 2025). New York laws take effect on the date written into the bill, often immediately on signing or a set number of days afterward.
- Who wrote A 4762, and where is it now?
- A 4762 was authored by Asm. Monique Chandler-Waterman with 6 coauthors.
Author and sponsors
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| Sep. 26, 2025 | signed chap.414 |
| Sep. 22, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 12, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1858 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 308 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4762 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring documents utilized by state agencies, public authorities and municipalities to replace the term "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an emotional crisis" The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i 2 to read as follows: 3 § 170-i. Mental health references contained in state and municipal 4 forms. No form, preprinted document, other public-facing document, 5 training material, agency guidance, or manual utilized by a state agen- 6 cy, public authority or municipality shall use the term "emotionally 7 disturbed person" to identify or denote a person experiencing emotional 8 distress or an emotional or mental health crisis. All forms or 9 preprinted documents, other public-facing documents, training materials, 10 agency guidance or manuals utilizing such term shall be amended no later 11 than January first, two thousand twenty-six to replace the term 12 "emotionally disturbed person" with the term "person experiencing an 13 emotional crisis". 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day 15 after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, 16 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the 17 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be 18 made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07089-01-5
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